Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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